Fwd: Library of Congress and DC Entertainment Celebrate 80 Years of Superman

 

NEWS from the LIBRARY of CONGRESS

March 16, 2018     Press contact:  Bryonna Head, (202) 707-3073, bhea@loc.gov    Public contact: Megan Halsband, (202) 707-1522, mhals@loc.gov   Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.     Library of Congress and DC Entertainment Celebrate 80 Years of Superman Live Interview Featuring Legendary Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens   The Library of Congress will celebrate the 1000th issue of seminal DC comic book series Action Comics, a commemoration of 80 years of Superman, with a live interview featuring DC legends on Thursday, March 29. Former publisher and president of DC, Paul Levitz, will join famed DC writer and artist Dan Jurgens, known for his work on the Superman series and the pop culture phenomenon "The Death of Superman," for a conversation about the history of superhero comics, the writers and artists who create comics and the legacy of DC's iconic Superman character. The event coincides with Awesome Con, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center beginning March 30.   Levitz and Jurgens will be interviewed by creator Michael Cavna, of the Eisner-nominated "Comic Riffs" column for The Washington Post. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, in the Coolidge Auditorium on the ground floor of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free, but tickets are required. Visit this event-ticketing site for more information and to secure your ticket. The event also will be livestreamed on the Library's YouTube site at youtube.com/libraryofcongress. Follow the conversation on Twitter at @librarycongress and #LibraryofAwesome. Guests will preview of Action Comics #1000, which features the DC debut of acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis, art by legendary DC Comics publisher and artist Jim Lee and stories from Superman writer Peter J. Tomasi, artist Pat Gleason and artist Dan Jurgens. Selected materials from the Library's comic book and comic art collections will also be on display during the event. Media wishing to schedule pre-event interviews may specify interest with their RSVP, due by Wednesday, March 28. Additional details will follow. In 2017, the Library welcomed visitors to explore "Library of Awesome," a pop-up display of more than 100 iconic comic-book issues of today's most popular characters. The collections of the Library of Congress include nearly 140,000 comic books dating back to the 1930s. DC Entertainment will publish a new hardcover book, "Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman," this spring as part of the celebration of the 1,000th issue of Action Comics—the longest continually published comic book of its kind in history, the series that introduced Superman to the world and the title that launched the superhero genre. This "Library of Awesome" event is made possible by gifts to the Library of Congress Fund. Those interested in supporting free programs at the Library can contact devofc@loc.gov. The Serial and Government Publications Division maintains one of the most extensive newspaper collections in the world. It is exceptionally strong in United States newspapers, with 9,000 titles covering the past three centuries. With over 25,000 non-U.S. titles, it is the largest collection of overseas newspapers in the world. Beyond its newspaper holdings, the division also has extensive collections of current periodicals, comic books and government publications. The comic-book collection is available for research use by scholars, collectors and other researchers in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room. For more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/comics.html. DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics in the world.  The Library of Congress is the world's largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States—and extensive materials from around the world—both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov, access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov, and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.     ###  PR 18-015 2018-03-16 ISSN 0731-3527

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Martha Kennedy featured in Library of Congress Magazine

And so is Rose O'Neill

From the Shadows into the Spotlight: Curator Martha Kennedy Discusses the Women Illustrators and Cartoonists Behind the Book and Exhibition 'Drawn to Purpose'.
Library of Congress Magazine (March / April 2018): 20-21

online at http://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2018_0304.pdf

Hidden Figures of Women's History: Rose O'Neill, 1874-1944.
Heather Thomas
Library of Congress Magazine (March / April 2018): 12
online at http://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2018_0304.pdf

National Library of Medicine's fledgling comics collection profiled

Inside the Comics Collection of the World's Largest Medical Library

In 2016, the National Library of Medicine started collecting "graphic medicine" — materials that use comics to teach the public about illness and health.

Elena Goukassian

March 14 2018
https://hyperallergic.com/430440/inside-comics-collection-worlds-largest-medical-library/

The Post reviews The Death of Stalin, while not noting it's based on a comic

'The Death of Stalin' deploys the satirical stings of 'Veep,' even more pointedly [in print as Creator of 'Veep' sharpens his satirical stings for strongmen].

By Christopher Kompanek
Washington Post March 12 6 2018, p. Weekend 29, 31

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-death-of-stalin-from-the-creator-of-veep-deploys-pointed-satirical-stings/2018/03/12/0602afca-224e-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html

George Bridgers Obituary, founder of Barbarian Books

George Bridgers Obituary

http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/CapitalGazette/obituary.aspx?n=george-bridgers&pid=188435601&referrer=0&preview=True

George Carlton "Carl" Bridgers, 82, of Bowie, MD, passed away on March 8, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Norfolk, VA to George A. and Doris (Newbill) Bridgers, Carl attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served a three-year stint in the Army. After graduating college, he moved to Washington, D.C. to work for Southern Railway Co. He married his wife, Janice (McConkey), in 1963 and moved to Bowie, MD, in 1965. With his love for books and collectables, he opened the Barbarian Book Shop in Wheaton, MD. He ran this iconic book shop until he retired in 2004. Carl is survived by his wife, Janice, his brother, Robert, his four children Darren, Adrienne (Lukemire), Scott, and Chris, his five grandchildren Joshua, Jacob, Joseph, Lily and Liam. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 19, 2018 from 6 to 8pm at Beall funeral Home, 6512 NW Crain Highway (RT 3 South), Bowie, MD where a funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 1pm. Interment will follow at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham, MD. Please view and sign the family's guestbook at: www.beallfuneral.com

Published in The Capital Gazette on Mar. 15, 2018

William L. Brown's Weekly News Drawing: Putin Pointin'

Local cartoonist/illustrator William L. Brown issues a weekly, wordless commentary.

Black Panther weirdness in The Post

How white nationalists are trying to co-opt 'Black Panther' [n print as White nationalists are tyring to co-opt 'Black Panther,' research finds].

by Craig Timberg, Drew Harwell and Steven Zeitchik
Washington Post March 15 2018, p. A4
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/14/how-white-nationalists-are-trying-to-co-opt-black-panther/

PR: New Book Reveals Artistic Achievements of Women in Cartooning & Illustration

 

 

NEWS from the LIBRARY of CONGRESS

March 15, 2018   Media Contacts: Brett Zongker, Library of Congress, (202) 707-1639, bzongker@loc.gov  Courtney McCreary, University Press of Mississippi, cmccreary@mississippi.edu To access high-resolution images for news coverage, register at loc.gov/pressroom/registration.   New Book Reveals Artistic Achievements of Women in Illustration 'Drawn to Purpose' Features 80 Artists including Roz Chast, Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel, Lynn Johnston, Jillian Tamaki and More   A new book presents a survey of the often-neglected artistic achievements of women in cartooning and illustration, featuring more than 250 color illustrations, comic strips and political cartoons, including original art from the collections of the Library of Congress. In "Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists," Martha H. Kennedy, curator of popular and applied graphic art, presents a comprehensive look at the trailblazing artists whose work was long overlooked in the male-dominated field from the late 19th century into the 21st century. "Drawn to Purpose" was published in March 2018 by University Press of Mississippi in association with the Library of Congress. It is the first overarching survey of these art forms by women in the Library's collection. The book accompanies the Library's exhibition "Drawn to Purpose" featuring original works by women cartoonists and illustrators. "'Drawn to Purpose' brings together a remarkable sampling of book illustrations, posters, industrial design, courtroom sketches, comic strips, political cartoons and art for magazines and newspapers produced by women over a 150-year span," Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden wrote in the forward for the book. "As a kid who read everything, I pored over the illustrations just as much as the accompanying words. Images can make reading more meaningful and more memorable." In 1915, portrait painter Cecelia Beaux predicted it would be at least 1,000 years before the term "women in art" would sound as strange as the term "men in art." Indeed, Kennedy's book tracks the incremental progress and societal pressures that kept all but the most resilient women from advancing in the arts. It's also a story of women artists who were moved by their creative drive, by commerce or by necessity to create art that fulfills a purpose. Celebrated artists and works featured in the book and exhibition include New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, Lynn Johnston's comic strip "For Better or For Worse," innovative artists including Lynda Barry and Hilary Price, those who broke barriers of race or sexual orientation to become voices for underrepresented communities including Barbara Brandon-Croft and Alison Bechdel, and rising stars such as Jillian Tamaki. The book explores several themes and artistic platforms: The Golden Age of Illustration, Early Cartoonists, New Voices and New Narratives in Comics, Illustrations for Industry, Editorial Illustrators, Magazine Covers and Cartoons, and Political Cartoonists and Caricaturists.  "Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists," a 238-page hardcover book with more than 250 illustrations, is available for $50 in the Library of Congress Shop, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C., and through retailers. Credit card orders are taken at (888) 682-3557 or loc.gov/shop/. The book was made possible by support from the Alfred Bendiner Foundation, and the exhibition was made possible by support from the Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon. The Library of Congress is the world's largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States—and extensive materials from around the world—both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov; access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov; and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.   # # #   PR 18-029 03/15/18 ISSN 0731-3527

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Troy-Jeffrey Allen on Black Panther, part 4

Myth Makers: Comic Creators On Black Panther - Part 4

Mar 11, 2018

by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

https://previewsworld.com/Article/208622

The Post on Coco and religion

How the Oscar-winning 'Coco' and its fantastical afterlife forced us to talk about death [in print as How Oscar winner 'Coco' can enliven talk of an afterlife].

by Michelle Boorstein
Washington Post March 10, 2018, p. B2
online at
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/03/04/coco-is-the-conversation-weve-been-avoiding-about-death-and-the-afterlife/

In Disney/Pixar's "Coco," Miguel finds himself magically transported to the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead, where he meets his late family members, who are determined to help him find his way home. (Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios)

PR: Tony Lewis turns 'Calvin and Hobbes' into powerful visual poetry at Hirshhorn

Chicago artist makes his DC debut

NPR's Morning Edition on movie adaptation of The Death of Stalin graphic novel

If It's Awkward, 'My Instinct Is To Make Fun Of It,' Says Armando Iannucci [movie based on The Death of Stalin by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin]

Mandalit del Barco

NPR's Morning Edition March 8, 2018 

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/08/591143172/if-its-awkward-my-instinct-is-to-make-fun-of-it-says-armando-iannucci
https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2018/03/20180308_me_20180308_me_if_its_awkward_my_instinct_is_to_make_fun_of_it_says_armando_iannucci.mp3

March 10: Jonny Sun at Politics and Prose original store

Jonny Sun - Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too — in conversation with Linda Holmes

Saturday, March 10, 2018 - 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/jonny-sun-everyones-aliebn-when-ur-aliebn-too-in-conversation-linda-holmes

Based on the Twitter account @jonnysun, Sun's book tells the winsome story of a lonely alien named Jonny, sent on a mission to observe Earth. As he encounters different sorts of Earthlings, Jonny experiences a range of emotions from anxiety to love. He comes to feel at home among his new companions, and his genuine interest encourages animals to open up to him. Writing from within his character's persona, Sun, who is also an architect, a designer, an engineer, an artist, a playwright, and a comedy writer, explores ideas of identity, friendship, and belonging. With charm, humor, and endearing typos he demonstrates the empathy and imagination that are perhaps humanity's most telling and valuable feature. Sun will be in conversation with Linda Holmes, writer and editor for NPR's entertainment blog, Monkey See, and co-host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast.

This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Click here for more information.

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Sara Duke on C-SPAN 3/American History TV on Sunday, March 11 at 6 and 10 pm talking about Herblock

Sara Duke on C-SPAN 3/American History TV on Sunday, March 11 at 6 and 10 pm talking about Herblock

 

From the schedule: https://www.c-span.org/schedule/?channel=3

 

March 11 2018

6:00pm

American Artifacts: Herblock Political Cartoons

35 minutes

 

The Library of Congress houses the largest collection of political cartoons by Herbert Block, best known as Herblock. His career spanned 72 years and he covered presidents from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush. Sara Duke, curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Arts, talked to us about his influence and legacy and showed us many of his cartoons, some on exhibit in the library's Herblock Gallery.

 

Express on Jessica Jones

It's only in the print edition, but it's probably on the Post's Comics Riffs blog originally ...

'Jessica Jones' is losing its edge

David Betancourt

Express March 7 2018, p. 25

A Conversation about Graphic Medicine at National Library of Medicine

A Conversation about Graphic Medicine

https://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?23736

    Air date: Thursday, March 1, 2018, 2:00:00 PM
Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local Views: Total views: 324, (296 Live, 28 On-demand) Category: History of Medicine Runtime: 01:19:00

Ward Sutton wins Herblock award

Ward Sutton is the winner of the 2018 Herblock Prize

https://www.herbblockfoundation.org/herblock-prize/press-releases/ward-sutton-winner-2018-herblock-prize

 

WASHINGTON, DC, Monday, March 05, 2018 – Ward Sutton has been named the winner of the 2018 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning.

Ward Sutton has been creating biting editorial cartoons for The Boston Globe since 2008. He experiments with size and format, often producing multi-panel cartoons that can read like a graphic novel. In 2010, his full-page “Tea Party Comics” won a gold medal from the Society of Publication Designers.

Sutton has also created cartoons for The New Yorker, The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Nib, In These Times, GQ, The Nation, Time, TV Guide, Rolling Stone, Fusion, MAD Magazine, and many more.
Sutton Impact: The Political Cartoons of Ward Sutton was published in 2005.

Stephen Colbert has said: “Ward Sutton’s satire doesn’t just bite, it maims. He’s the perfect cartoonist for our discordant times.’’

Alarmed by the incoming Trump administration, Sutton drew a “RESIST” poster image and distributed it for free online in 2017. It was downloaded, printed, carried in marches all over the world, and later chosen by American Illustration in its annual competition.

Since 2006, Sutton has semi-secretly been the man behind Stan Kelly, the (fake) editorial cartoonist for the satirical weekly The Onion. His book, Kelly: The Cartoonist America Turns To (TM) was published in 2016.
In addition to cartooning, Sutton has created posters for Broadway, the Sundance Film Festival, and musicians such as Beck, Radiohead, Phish, and Pearl Jam. He has designed, directed and/or produced animation for HBO, Noggin and Comedy Central. His work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, The Society of Publication Designers, The Society for News Design, The Minnesota Page One Awards and The Art Directors Club.

Born in Minnesota, Sutton got his start cartooning for the Edina Sun community newspaper when he was in middle school. He continued at Edina High School’s Zephyrus and St. Olaf College’s Manitou Messenger before launching his first professional political strip, “Ward’s Cleaver,” in the Minneapolis alt-weekly, The Twin Cities Reader. Since then, he has lived in Seattle, New York City, and Costa Rica before finding his current home with his family in Fort Collins, Colorado.

The Herblock Prize is awarded annually by The Herb Block Foundation for “distinguished examples of editorial cartooning that exemplify the courageous independent standard set by Herblock.” The winner receives a $15,000 after-tax cash prize and a sterling silver Tiffany trophy. Ward Sutton will receive the Prize on May 9th in a ceremony held at the Library of Congress. Scott Simon, Peabody Award-winning correspondent and host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR, will deliver the annual Herblock Lecture at the awards ceremony.

Judges for this year’s contest were Ruben Bolling, author of the weekly comic strip “Tom the Dancing Bug” and winner of the 2017 Herblock Prize; Jenny Robb, Curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University; and Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post and first woman to have received both the Reuben Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.

The judges said “We were greatly impressed by the quality and breadth of submissions, with so much outstanding work being done in all types of political cartooning. But we felt that Ward Sutton's combination of strong artwork and sharp satirical writing stood out. Ward's art style has an appealing comic book look that includes a mastery of caricature within that context. He juxtaposes these attractive drawings with strong, urgent writing, setting up creative premises and wringing out of them cutting humor and provocative commentary that rise to the historical importance of today's issues.”

Steve Brodner, a satirical illustrator who has covered nine national political conventions for Esquire, The Progressive, The Village Voice and others, was named this year’s finalist and will receive a $5,000 after-tax cash prize. The judges said “Strong caricatures in editorial cartoons convey vital information to the reader about the character and motivation of a political figure. Steve Brodner's superior draftsmanship and effective use of caricature in his editorial commentary was well-represented in his portfolio and is exemplary of the high quality artwork of Herb Block and other legendary cartoonists.”

The Herb Block Foundation seeks to further the recognition and support of editorial cartooning: www.HerbblockFoundation.org.

Annapolis' Naval Institute Press publishing comics

Naval Institute Press Navigates to Graphic Novels

By Calvin Reid

Mar 02, 2018
A version of this article appeared in the 03/05/2018 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Naval Institute Press Navigates to Graphic Novels
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/76210-naval-institute-press-navigates-to-graphic-novels.html

Disney voice actor David Ogden Stiers dies

David Ogden Stiers, 'M.A.S.H.' actor who became voice of Disney movies, dies at 75 [in print as David Ogden Stiers, 75; 'M.A.S.H.' actor, Disney films' voice]

By Harrison Smith
Washington Post March 6 2018, p. B6

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/david-ogden-stiers-mash-actor-who-became-voice-of-disney-movies-dies-at-75/2018/03/04/ce3f27a0-1fc1-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html

NPR & WAMU on Black Panther

What "Black Panther" Means To Washingtonians

Kojo Nnamdi Show, Feb 27 2018

https://wamu.org/story/18/02/27/what-black-panther-means-to-black-washingtonians/

Ghanaian Fans Have One Nit To Pick But Otherwise Adore 'Black Panther'

Tim McDonnell

NPR, Feb 20 2018

https://wamu.org/story/18/02/20/ghanaian-fans-have-one-nit-to-pick-but-otherwise-adore-black-panther/

Superheroes Like Us: Boys Of Color At D.C. School Excited About 'Black Panther'

Kate McGee

WAMU February 16 2018
https://wamu.org/story/18/02/16/superheroes-like-us-boys-color-d-c-school-excited-black-panther/

Can Marvel's New Superhero Bear The Weight Of Representation?

Gene Demby

NPR, Feb 16 2018

https://wamu.org/story/18/02/16/can-marvels-new-superhero-bear-the-weight-of-representation/

March 15: Library of Congress event with cartoonists

"In Conversation with the Librarian of Congress: Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists" featuring Whitney Sherman, Barbara Brandon-Croft and Jillian Tamaki
Thursday, March 15, noon
LJ 119, Thomas Jefferson Building

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden will talk with a panel of women illustrators and cartoonists highlighted in the current exhibition and Library co-published book, "Drawn to Purpose." A book signing and exhibition tours will take place after the conversation in the Graphic Arts Gallery on the ground floor of the Jefferson Building.

Barbara Brandon-Croft is the groundbreaking creator of the comic "Where I'm Coming From," which ran from 1990 to 2005. She was the first African-American woman to publish a nationally syndicated comic strip. Featuring an engaging cast of African-American women, her feature brought a broad range of topical themes into the comics, including politics, history, race and gender issues, and relationships. She has since continued to use her artistic talent in activist pursuits that include illustrations for a guide for black teen girls by Franchestra Ahmen-Cawthorne entitled "Sista Girl-Fren Breaks It Down…When Mom's Not Around."

Whitney Sherman, director of the MFA Illustration Practice program at the Maryland Institute College of Art and an award-winning illustrator, has created a body of multifaceted work for national magazines, corporations and multiple book projects. She has also co-authored and co-edited a monumental new book, "History of Illustration," that covers image-making and print history from around the world, spanning from the ancient to the modern.

Jillian Tamaki, an award-winning illustrator and comic artist, has in a short span of years produced an impressive volume and variety of creative work that includes three graphic novels, web comics, editorial illustrations for newspapers and magazines, portrait drawings of authors for the New York Times Book Review, book covers, posters and, most recently, her first children's book.

Additional events during the month will highlight the Library's wide array of collections and resources that enable life-long learning.

March 23: Curator’s Tour: Drawn to Purpose – Exhibition Highlights

Curator's Tour: Drawn to Purpose – Exhibition Highlights
Friday, March 23, 11 a.m.
Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building
In honor of women's history month, exhibition curator and Prints and Photographs Specialist Martha Kennedy will present highlights of the exhibition "Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists."

The Library of Congress is the world's largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States—and extensive materials from around the world—both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov; access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov; and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.

Troy-Jeffrey Allen on Black Panther, part 3

Myth Makers: Comic Creators On Black Panther - Part 3

by Troy-Jeffrey Allen

Mar 04, 2018

https://previewsworld.com/Article/208277

That darn Dilbert

Letters to the Editor

Wally unmasked. Can Dagwood be far behind? [in print as Working-class hero]

Larry Wilson, Annapolis

Washington Post March 3 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wally-unmasked-can-dagwood-be-far-behind/2018/03/02/074306d4-1a63-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html

March 11: Speak The Graphic Novel at East City Bookshop bookclub

W(h)ine and Angst reads SPEAK:THE GRAPHIC NOVEL (re-scheduled from 3/16)

http://www.eastcitybookshop.com/event/whine-and-angst-reads-speakthe-graphic-novel-re-scheduled-316

Event date: 

Sunday, March 11, 2018 - 4:00pm

Event address: 

East City Bookshop

645 Pennsylvania Ave SE

Washington, DC  20003

tel  202.290.1636

Join us this month to discuss Speak:  The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson.

The critically acclaimed, award-winning, modern classic Speak is now a stunning graphic novel.

"Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless--an outcast--because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. Through her work on an art project, she is finally able to face what really happened that night: She was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. With powerful illustrations by Emily Carroll, Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak: The Graphic Novel comes alive for new audiences and fans of the classic novel.

March 8: Penelope Bagiue at East City Bookshop

Pénélope Bagieu, BRAZEN: REBEL LADIES WHO ROCKED THE WORLD

http://www.eastcitybookshop.com/event/p%C3%A9n%C3%A9lope-bagieu-brazen-rebel-ladies-who-rocked-world

Event date: 

Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 6:30pm

Event address: 

East City Bookshop 

645 Pennsylvania Ave SE

Washington, DC  20003

tel  202.290.1636

Please RSVP on Facebook or at rsvp@eastcitybookshop.com

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With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Pénélope Bagieu profiles the lives of these feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.

See Pénélope in conversation with deputy editor of The Lily, Neema Roshania Patel. 

 

The Lily is serializing BRAZEN, so you can get to know the work before the event!

See excerpts: 

http://bit.ly/2j6PcAD 

and

http://bit.ly/2AnoG0n


Q&A and book signing will follow the conversation.

City Paper talks to Black Panther author

Local Author Jesse J. Holland Talks Writing Black Panther and Telling Black Stories

The Prince George's County writer and author will read from and discuss his Black Panther book at the National Press Club.

Kayla Randall

Feb 27, 2018
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/20993975/local-author-jesse-j-holland-talks-writing-black-panther-and-telling-black-stories

The Post on animation

Bud Luckey, Pixar animator who designed Woody from 'Toy Story,' dies at 83 [in print as Bud Luckey, 83; Created Woody in Pixar's 'Toy Story'

By Harrison Smith
Washington Post March 2 2018 : B5

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bud-luckey-pixar-animator-who-designed-woody-from-toy-story-dies-at-83/2018/03/01/2c922f7c-1d66-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html

Animator and story artist Bud Luckey draws Woody, a "Toy Story" character he helped create, in his Pixar office in 2007. (Deborah Coleman/Pixar)

'Have a Nice Day': Chinese neo-noir animation evokes early Tarantino [in print as An animated slide from Tarantino's playbook].

By Christopher Kompanek

Washington Post March 2 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/have-a-nice-day-chinese-neo-noir-animation-evokes-early-tarantino/2018/02/26/a7c4b048-174e-11e8-b681-2d4d462a1921_story.html

A still image from "Have a Nice Day." (Strand Releasing/Nezha Bros Pictures Company Limited/Le-joy Animation Studio)

March 29: Jeremy Whitley at Hooray for Books

Meet the Author: Jeremy Whitley

• Thursday, March 29, 2018
• 6:30 PM 7:30 PM
• https://www.hooray4books.com/calendar/2018/3/29/meet-the-author-jeremy-whitley
  

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Jeremy Whitley is a comic book author who creates stories featuring empowered female characters. His original series, Princeless, has been nominated for two Eisner Awards. He also writes stories for licensed properties such as My Little Pony and Marvel's Wasp. Jeremy will lead a discussion about why he thinks comics are awesome and about his desire to create comic books that he wants his young daughter to someday love.

This is a fantastic event for fans of comic books and graphic novels, and recommended for readers ages 8 and up.

Unable to make it to this event? You still can get a signed and personalized copy of a book! Give us a call at 703-548-4092 or email order@hooray4books.com by Mon., March 26.

ABOUT PRINCELESS

Adrienne Ashe never wanted to be a princess. She hates fancy dinners, is uncomfortable in lavish dresses, and has never wanted to wait on someone else to save her.

However, on the night of her 16th-birthday, her parents, the King and Queen, locked her away in a tower guarded by a dragon to await the rescue of some handsome prince. Now Adrienne has decided to take matters into her own hands!

Princeless is the action/adventure for the girl who's tired of waiting to be rescued and ready to save herself!

1st British edition Tintin #13 on sale at Second Story Books

Hergé [pseudonym]; Remi, Georges Prosper; THE SEVEN CRYSTAL BALLS [ADVENTURES OF TINTIN #13] London: Methuen and Co. 1965. First U.K. Reprint.  $150

Political Cartoons and the White House table of contents

Political Cartoons and the White House
WHITE HOUSE HISTORY
NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT• WINTER 2018

available at https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/bookstore/journals

FOREWORD
William Seale

THOMAS NAST: " FATHER OF THE AMERICAN CARTOON"
Fiona Deans Halloran

CLIFFORD K. BERRYMAN THE DEAN OF AMERICAN CARTOONISTS
Jessie Kratz and Martha Grove

THE WHITE HOUSE AS A SYMBOL IN THE CARTOONS OF HERBLOCK SELECTIONS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Sara W Duke

NEWSPAPERMAN FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR'S CARTOON COLLECTION AT BLAIR HOUSE
Elaine M. Gibbs

PENNING THE PRESIDENTS: CARTOONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE JAMES MONROE MUSEUM
Scott H. Harris

ON THE RECORD WITH OFF THE RECORD'S CARTOONISTS
Mike Rhode

DRAWING THE PRESIDENTS: PAT OLIPHANT'S FIFTY YEARS OF WHITE HOUSE CARTOONING
Pat Oliphant

REFLECTIONS: THE PRESIDENT'S PEN
Stewart D. McLaurin, President, White House Historical Association

The Post on Black Panther (continued again)

Africa's real Wakanda and the struggle to stay uncolonized [in print as Ethiopia: Africa's real Wakanda and its struggle to stay uncolonized]

By Paul Schemm
Washington Post (March 1 2018): A10
online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/02/27/africas-real-wakanda-and-the-struggle-to-stay-uncolonized/